John Lawson 
John was born about 1575 in Yorkshire, Northumberland, England..1 John's father was Ralph Lawson and his mother was Elizabeth Brough. His paternal grandfather was Edmund Lawson and his paternal grandmother is Margery Swynhowe. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Roger, Anthony, Edmund, Henry, Marmaduke, Alice, Jane and Margaret. He died in Lancaster County, Virginia.General Notes
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"But the most important emigrants from Irelandsettling in the Colony
in the seventeenth century were men of English blood,whose fathers
had received grants of confiscated lands in that unfortunate country,
or who had removed thither in the course of business. Such was Daniel
Gookin, who, in 1622, patented lands at Newport News, and such, no
doubt, wereAnthony Lawson, of Lower Norfolk, and others whose names
might be mentioned."Philip Alexander Bruce, Social Life of Virginia
in the Seventeenth Century, (Richmond, VA: 1907, reprint Bowie, MD:
Heritage Books, 1995), p. 262.
20 July1633, Bill of Sale made by John DAVIS of Kiskiacke, Planter,
to Thomas CURTIS, wit: Joseph HAM, Epaphroditus LAWSON. (Patent Book
I:525, VA Land Office) It conveys land "on Poqueson River" in eastern
York County ... The same John DAVIS deeds land on the same Poqueson
River to Ephroditus LAWSON, by Court Orderdated 8 Oct 1635. (Patent
Book I:655) Caroline Kemper Bulkley, "Notes on Immigrant Lawsons of
Tidewater," The William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd Series,
XIII(1933), pp. 242-253.
Among those early settlers of Isle of Wight whofirst moved to
Nansemond and then to Maryland was ... Epaphroditus LAWSON who
patented 100 acres in Isle of Wight in 1636 and 1400 in Lower Norfolk
in 1642... With him to Maryland, went Edward DARCY or DORSEY ... [See
Warfield and Newman's Histories of Anne Arundel County.]
John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County
Virginia, (Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980), p. 78.
Epaphroditus LAWSON, 1,400 acs. Up. Norf. Co., Feb. 15, 1642, Page
822. ... for trans. of 13 pers: Epaphroditus LAWSON, William LAWSON,
Lettice LAWSON, ... Rowland LAWSON, ...
Mr. Rowland LAWSON, 1300 acs. situated in Rappa. Riv., on the Nwd.
side, beg. on the Ewd. side of the mouth of Cherry Point Cr., & adj.
land of Richard JONES. 20 June 1651, p. 330. 900 acs. part formerly
granted unto Epaphrd. LAWSON & by him relinquished and the rights
assigned unto his brother, & the residue for trns. of 8 pers: ...
R. (Rowland) LAWSON, 400 acs. upon S. side of Rappa. Riv., beg at
Eastmost extent of the land ofGeo. EATON, etc., unto sd. LAWSON's
former grant &c. 6 Oct 1654, p. 299. Trans. of 8 pers: ...
Richard LAWSON, 1400 acs. beg. at marked trees which run W.S.W. cross
the upper of the great Island in Rapp. Riv. & the lower part of the
neck of land upon which he lives, parallel to land of George EATON &c.
6 Oct1656, p. 383. 1,000 acs granted to Epaphroditus LAWSON &
assigned unto sd. Richard, & 400 acs. assigned unto him by Rowland
LAWSON, to whom it was granted 6Oct 1654.
REFN: 15772
1 NUMB 15772
"But the most important emigrants from Irelandsettling in the Colony
in the seventeenth century were men of English blood,whose fathers
had received grants of confiscated lands in that unfortunate country,
or who had removed thither in the course of business. Such was Daniel
Gookin, who, in 1622, patented lands at Newport News, and such, no
doubt, wereAnthony Lawson, of Lower Norfolk, and others whose names
might be mentioned."Philip Alexander Bruce, Social Life of Virginia
in the Seventeenth Century, (Richmond, VA: 1907, reprint Bowie, MD:
Heritage Books, 1995), p. 262.
20 July1633, Bill of Sale made by John DAVIS of Kiskiacke, Planter,
to Thomas CURTIS, wit: Joseph HAM, Epaphroditus LAWSON. (Patent Book
I:525, VA Land Office) It conveys land "on Poqueson River" in eastern
York County ... The same John DAVIS deeds land on the same Poqueson
River to Ephroditus LAWSON, by Court Orderdated 8 Oct 1635. (Patent
Book I:655) Caroline Kemper Bulkley, "Notes on Immigrant Lawsons of
Tidewater," The William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd Series,
XIII(1933), pp. 242-253.
Among those early settlers of Isle of Wight whofirst moved to
Nansemond and then to Maryland was ... Epaphroditus LAWSON who
patented 100 acres in Isle of Wight in 1636 and 1400 i
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1460 in Bywell, Northumberland County, England
- b.~ 1480 in Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1500
- b.~ 1480 in England
- b.~ 1515 d.21 Jul 1551
- b.~ 1500
- b.1530 in England d.1623 in England
- b.~ 1515
- b.~ 1575 in Yorkshire, Northumberland, England. d. in Lancaster County, Virginia
- b.1547 in Brough, Yorkshire, England d.>09 Oct 1623 in England
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John and SARAH were married in a religious ceremony on May 2nd, 1606 in London, England. They had three sons and two daughters, and also a child of unknown gender, named Epaphroditus, ROWLAND, WILLIAM, CATHERINE, LETTICE and UNKNOWN.
Family Notes
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Children
Epaphroditus LAWSON
Epaphroditus was born about 1607 in Brough Hall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1652 in Lancaster, VA.
ROWLAND LAWSON
ROWLAND was born in 1609 in Brough Hall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 52 in May 1661 in Lancaster, VA. He was buried in Lancaster, VA.
1 Letter from Carolyn Davis, 1davis@@whitemtns.com, P.O. Box 56,Whiteriver, AZ 85941-0056, dtd 22 Sep 1999.
Further source/citation:
International Genealogical Index (R) @ Film #: 1553187, Batch #: F501443, Sheet #: 046, Source Call #: 1553187, Printout Call #: N
Further source/citation:
International Genealogical Index (R) @ Film #: 1553187, Batch #: F501443, Sheet #: 046, Source Call #: 1553187, Printout Call #: N